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Our First Transportation System
Tuesday’s Tribune had an interesting feature article on the Portland Harbor and the conflicting demands on it: working industrial land, port facilities, riverside trails, environmental cleanup and habitat restoration. The Willamette River was Portland’s very first transportation system, and is still one of our most significant. Indeed, the confluence of Freeway, Rail and Marine transport…
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Bike Commute Challenge
Hosts Sara & Tori will talk to Michelle Poyourow, the coordinator of the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge, an annual competition that promotes cycling to work. An additional guest will tell us about the upcoming cycle-cross race season. 9-10AM, Wednesday, September 5th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day
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I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This
I actually find myself agreeing with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters. No, not when she says that bicycle paths aren’t transportation infrastructure. But in yesterday’s O, she has a letter to the editor pointing out that increasing gas taxes would not help deal with congestion. She’s right, congestion pricing would be a much better…